An Assessment of Residential Housing Problem in the Urban Areas of Nigeria
An Assessment of Residential Housing Problem in the Urban Areas of Nigeria.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Title page i
Certification page ii
Approval page iii
Dedication iv
Acknowledgement v
Synopsis vii
Table of content viii
Chapter One
1.0 Introduction 1
1.1 Background of the study 1
1.2 Problem statement 5
1.3 Objective of study 6
1.4 Scope of study 7
1.5 Delineation of the study area 7
1.6 Significant of the study 9
1.7 Definition of terms 9
1.8 Organization of study 10
1.9 Limitation of the study 11
Chapter Two
2.1 Literature review 12
2.2 Economic growth and urbanization in Nigeria 14
2.3 Nigeria’s housing problems 16
2.4 Problems of property development 21
2.5 Housing policies and programmes in Nigeria 25
2.6 Economic and social background of Umuahia 42
Chapter Three
3.0 Research methodology 46
3.1 Research design 46
3.2 Population of study 47
3.3 Sample size 48
3.4 Sampling technique 49
3.5 Sources of data 50
3.6 Method of data collection 51
Chapter Four
4.0 Presentation and analysis of data 52
4.1 Introduction 52
4.2 Presentation of data 5
Chapter Five
5.0 Summary of findings, Conclusion and
Recommendation 73
5.1 Summary of findings 73
5.2 Conclusion 75
5.3 Recommendation 76
References
Appendix
Questionnaire
INTRODUCTION
This analysis is a study of an assessment of residential housing problem in the urban areas of Nigeria using Umuahia Urban as a case study.
Background of The Study
From time immemorial, the provision of housing has always giving man concern and worries, since home provides man with some level of comfort and relaxation. The desire and need for the provision of shelter can be traced to the early men who used the caves which provided him with shelter, a place for habitation, relaxation, protection and defence from external aggressions.
Therefore, the provision of housing has been one of the basic requirements for human existence and very vital in the development and growth of any economy of a country. Hence, much effort are being directed towards the provision of decent and adequate housing for the populace.
The provision of decent and adequate housing has been faced with some difficulties which has resulted to the problem of shortage of residential houses leading to; high rent, high cost of building materials, high cost of construction, inadequate supply of amenities.
The revised draft national housing policy 2011 defines housing “ as the process of simultaneous production (building) to target prices of large number of decent, safe, sanitary and affordable residential buildings with secure tenure; on a continuous and permanent basis with adequate physical infrastructure, amenities and social services in a planned, healthy and livable environment to meet the basic and special needs of the population and reflecting their socio-economic cultural aspirations and preferences”.
Decent housing affords man privacy, protection, prestige and dignity. Yet this basic needs eludes a high proportion of the population of this country despite man’s technological advancement.
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